G7Cloud Ghost Hosting vs Midnight

GGG7Cloud Ghost Hosting9.2Visit Midnight8.8Visit

Higher score GG G7Cloud Ghost Hosting #2 in Ghost Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit G7Cloud

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Midnight #4 in Ghost Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Midnight

• G7Cloud Ghost Hosting fits best

  Budget-conscious managed Ghost publishers

• Midnight fits best

  Publishers wanting analytics and ActivityPub

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Side by side

Feature	GGG7Cloud Ghost Hosting 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Midnight 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Ghost Hosting	#4 in Ghost Hosting
Best for	Budget-conscious managed Ghost publishers	Publishers wanting analytics and ActivityPub
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	£115/yr	$12/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Email, Live chat
Integrations	4 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features G7Cloud Ghost Hosting 2/3 · Midnight 3/3
Managed Ghost updates	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Paid memberships	✓	✓
Email newsletters	✓	✓
Specs
Storage limit	15 GB	Not checked yet
Publication limit	1 sites	1 sites
Support level	Not checked yet	Email
Our review
Pros	One-click Ghost provisioning with a dedicated container and database per site Memberships, paid subscriptions, and newsletters supported through Stripe and Mailgun Nightly restore testing, per-minute monitoring, TLS, and firewall protection	Managed updates, daily backups, SSL, and CDN delivery Memberships, newsletters, paid subscriptions, and ActivityPub Native analytics with Admin and Content API access
Cons	The free plan covers only the AI Website Builder, not hosted Ghost Ghost newsletters require a customer-provided Mailgun key Advanced features and multiple sites require higher paid tiers	No free plan and refunds are not offered Standard limits uploads to 500MB per file Each account supports one publication
Our verdict	G7Cloud Ghost Hosting is a managed web service for publishers running Ghost publications. It provides one-click provisioning with admin credentials, a dedicated container and database per site, custom domains, TLS, backups, and monitoring.… Read the review →	Midnight is managed Ghost hosting for bloggers, publishers, newsletter operators, and businesses that want to publish without managing servers or Ghost installation. It includes custom domains, automatic SSL certificates, automatic Ghost… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• G7Cloud Ghost Hosting — where it wins

  • One-click Ghost provisioning with a dedicated container and database per site
  • Memberships, paid subscriptions, and newsletters supported through Stripe and Mailgun
  • Nightly restore testing, per-minute monitoring, TLS, and firewall protection

  Where it doesn't

  • The free plan covers only the AI Website Builder, not hosted Ghost
  • Ghost newsletters require a customer-provided Mailgun key
  • Advanced features and multiple sites require higher paid tiers

• Midnight — where it wins

  • Managed updates, daily backups, SSL, and CDN delivery
  • Memberships, newsletters, paid subscriptions, and ActivityPub
  • Native analytics with Admin and Content API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan and refunds are not offered
  • Standard limits uploads to 500MB per file
  • Each account supports one publication

• GGG7Cloud Ghost Hosting9.2/10 · Free plan

  A budget-focused managed Ghost host with dedicated infrastructure and clear scaling tiers.

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• Midnight8.8/10 · Paid

  A managed Ghost home for publishers who need newsletters, memberships, and ActivityPub.

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